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Euclid expands survey work to backfill Milky Way center observations ahead of Roman Space Telescope launch

Euclid has been operating outside its regular survey in support of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s exoplanet program. The Roman observatory has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where technicians will prepare it for a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch no earlier than Aug. 30.

Discovered 2026-06-28T14:55:25.575585-07:00 | 2026-06-28T14:55:25.575585-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • This is a direct operational handoff supporting Roman’s exoplanet science: Euclid is adjusting observing plans to target the Milky Way center needed for Roman’s future observations.
  • Roman’s arrival at Kennedy Space Center shifts the timeline from integration to launch preparation, with a SpaceX Falcon Heavy target of no earlier than Aug. 30.
  • It highlights cross-mission coordination in NASA’s science pipeline, linking Euclid’s data collection strategy to Roman’s expected observation program.

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2026-06-28T14:55:25.575585-07:00
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2026-06-29T01:43:58.364528-07:00
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